Job Description

We're recruiting a Junior Engagement Manager at junior-mid level to help shape the future of low-carbon energy in the UK. This role is all about supporting both our Connections and External Affairs teams with stakeholder engagement, relationship management, and social value delivery.



As a Junior Engagement Manager, you'll be at the forefront of our mission to decarbonise towns and cities. You'll:


Coordinate and deliver engagement with local stakeholders, including councils, developers, businesses, landowners, and community groups. Champion the benefits of heat networks in public and community settings, ensuring clear and consistent messaging. Support social value delivery by helping to design, track, and report initiatives that bring tangible benefits to local communities. Organise and manage stakeholder meetings, public events, workshops and exhibitions, from logistics and invites to materials and follow-up. Act as a consistent point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring professional, timely communication and building long-term relationships. Provide support across Connections and External Affairs when additional resource is needed, learning from both functions. Represent Hemiko at industry events, local networking functions, and community activities to build our reputation and reach.

This is a people-first role, perfect if you thrive on conversations, persuasion and collaboration. You'll be speaking with senior figures across the public and private sectors, supported by our specialist Connections and External Affairs teams.



We're looking for candidates who are confident communicators, curious about low-carbon solutions, and ready to grow their careers in a fast-moving, purpose-driven sector. Join Hemiko and help us with our mission "together to zero".

About Hemiko

Hemiko is the leading UK heat networks utility provider.



We are a fast-growing, innovative business which is looking to invest in and deliver over 1bn of heat network projects. These are major infrastructure projects that will decarbonise heating for homes and businesses. Our vision is to deliver zonal scale heat networks across towns and cities, to decarbonise the UK and deliver excellence for customers whilst we do it.



Hemiko has been successful in 9 town and city scale funding bids across the UK and have been successful in our bids to develop two zonal scale heat networks in London: the South Westminster Area Network (SWAN) and the Old Oak and Park Royal Energy Network (OPEN).



Hemiko is an industry leader in town and city-scale decarbonisation. The decarbonisation of heating and the built environment is one of the most complex areas of decarbonisation.



Hemiko's goal is to be a decarbonisation partner to communities, offering clear pathways to net zero heating.



Hemiko is an investor (deploying our own capital), developer and operator of heat networks, offering us an end-to-end view of heat networks.



We are an innovative, intelligence led company, looking to attract people who think around a problem and past an issue. We want to be at the front end of commercial and technical innovation and are looking for team members to come on that journey.



Hemiko is absolutely committed to an honest and collaborative approach to all our work - always looking for better ways to do things. We put communities and people at the heart of what we do.



We are a friendly, approachable business in the very rapidly growing low carbon energy sector, which provides significant opportunities for career flexibility and development.

The team and our activities / skillsets

The Growth Department includes our Connections, External Affairs and Bidding teams which is led by Charlotte Owen (Growth Director). The goal of the Growth Department is to secure heat network development opportunities, secure connections, grow our networks and unblock growth through external affairs.



There are five core skillsets and activities involved in the Growth Team, with team members specialising in one or more of these skills.



Origination*. For each project it is a core goal to drive a pipeline of connections (customers) into our projects. Some of our team spend their time at events, door knocking and engaging via LinkedIn, email and phone, identifying and developing relationships with potential customers for heat networks. Skills involved here include sales, emotional intelligence, perseverance and a willingness to speak to anyone. Origination also encompasses identifying new places to invest in heat networks. The Junior Engagement Manager will work with the team here to attend and host events, engage large groups in our geographical focus area, and support with marketing.


Project and process leadership.Every project we work on has a Project Development Manager, responsible for ensuring that the techno-commercial elements of the project are de-risked and delivered. Our Growth Team works closely with the Project Development Manager, responsible for ensuring that the customer and stakeholder elements of the project are de-risked and delivered in parallel. This involves ensuring that the connections and external affairs processes are executed well and that our relationship with the council remains strong. This includes contributing to network governance processes and reporting. The Junior Engagement Manager will support in this area to ensure communication and engagement on our projects is effective.

External affairs.This skillset revolves around how we communicate our activities with public and political stakeholders at a local and national level. It encompasses activities ranging from media relations and government engagement, through to direct community engagement. The Junior Engagement Manager will support this team with public and business engagement through events, door knocking and typical communications channels.

Hemiko's development opportunities often come through bidding, which requires setting out in writing and attending meetings to showcase why Hemiko are the best in the market at developing and delivering heat network projects. This is not a required skill for this role, but experience or willingness to support bidding is welcome. The Junior Engagement Manager may be required to support in the bidding process, although no experience is required.

Developing customer offers and connection solutions*. This skillset involves being highly engaged with potential heat network connections (customers) at a mid- and senior level, responsible for working with our Project Development Team and Assets Team to produce commercially and technically attractive offers. The goal is to really understand the customer and what they want/need and deliver an offer to match. This won't be the focus of the Junior Engagement Manager role.




In all five of the core skillsets, stakeholder management is of paramount importance. The Junior Engagement Manager will work with the teams to ensure we deliver best in class stakeholder engagement.

The Role

As a Junior Engagement Manager at Hemiko, your mission is to support our connections and external affairs team with stakeholder engagement, to ultimately grow our heat networks. You'll be the stakeholder engagement leader in the team, driving good practice and engaging with the businesses, public sector and the public across our schemes around the UK.



In this role you will:


Coordinate stakeholder engagement across projects and ensure robust plans are created and delivered on. Support social value and community benefit delivery, ensuring initiatives are delivered and reported. Organise events for stakeholders and the public in line with our project requirements. Prepare briefings, notes and materials for internal and external use. Support with the maintenance of CRM records, stakeholder maps, engagement plans, and social value plans. Be visible and connected, representing Hemiko at events and community activities. Support wider growth team initiatives as needed.

Candidate

We are looking for a proactive, organised and approachable relationship-builder. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, high emotional intelligence, with the ability to manage events and meetings smoothly. You will enjoy working as part of a project team, collaborating with colleagues to deliver growth and investment decisions on programme.

Required

Experience of stakeholder engagement, community engagement, events coordination or similar. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and trust. Exceptional organisation skills and attention to detail. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Confidence to engage with and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, from community members to senior decision makers. A genuine commitment to social value and making a positive impact within local communities. A willingness to travel regularly to attend meetings, events, and stakeholder engagements. Good IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Desirable

Experience working in the energy, infrastructure or built environment sectors. Knowledge of social value frameworks and reporting. Experience in marketing and/or business development.




We welcome applications from candidates with varied backgrounds and experiences. If you don't meet every requirement listed but believe you have the skills, drive, and potential to succeed in this role, we'd still love to hear from you.

Remuneration and Info

Remuneration: 27-44k depending on experience. Discretionary bonus based on individual and business performance. An inclusive culture that promotes diversity. Holidays 25 days a year plus

statutory holidays - with an option to purchase, or sell, up to an additional 5 days per annual leave year.
Pension plan provision. Private health care scheme available.
Cycle to work scheme. Electric Car lease scheme. Health and well-being support. Continuing learning and development opportunities. Company PC/laptop, etc.

Informal Enquires

For a discussion about this role please contact Richard Drew, Senior Connections Manager (Richard.drew@hemiko.com) to arrange a suitable time for a discussion.




We appreciate that no one's circumstances are the same and having the flexibility in working environments work is essential to our wellbeing. If this is significant to you let us know when you apply, and we will discuss how this could work in your role.


Hemiko strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from anyone regardless of ethnic origin, gender, gender expression, disability, age, trade union activity, marital status, religious belief, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. We welcome applications from neurodiverse applicants.

We are Armed Forces friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.